[ romney ] my plan is to help the middle class. trade has to work for america. hat means crack down on cheaters like china, it means open up new markets. ne, we've got to balance the budget. you've got t to cut the deficit. you've got to stop spending more money than we take in. and finally champion small business. have tax policies, , regulations, and healthcare policies that help small business. we put those in place; we'll add twelve million new jobs in four years. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live and in hd, this abc 7 "news at noon," on your side. >> good afternoon, i am brad bell. there is a mystery surrounding the deaths of four in herndon. police found the family and dead inside their home yesterday morning. john gonzales is live at the

scene. >> a family of four inside their home was found dead. the investigation continues this afternoon. at the high school of one of the children students are mourning. that story is coming up. >> we can together no matter what. >> @ westfield high, there was a gathering among students. hundreds of students most wearing black held hands as their classmates was remembered. >> he had a lot of friends. >> the sophomore was found dead in his herndon home along with the bodies of his eight great brother and their parents. police searched the home and the crime scene unit is back at the house now. >> [inaudible] >> rose macintosh and her

daughter did not believe it until they came to the home to ask questions. albert and kathy peterson were always kind and caring. >> they were full of energy and they were wonderful people. >> police made the gruesome discovery after both parents must work and the teens were not in class. the police say it was not random and they're searching for a suspect. >> we're going through the tedious process of identifying and collecting any evidence at the scene. >> police tell us they will be here the remainder of the day. both kids were excellent athletes and good students.

there will be a candlelight vigil tonight at 7:30. >> thank you. prince george's county police are looking for information that they hope will help solve the murder of another teenager. there will have a meeting tonight to discuss the death discuss marquel ross as he walked to school in central heights. they are looking for suspects and a modem and a meeting tonight will begin at 7:00 at central high school. the d.c. public service commission will vote the seven in on the pepco proposed rate hike. members of the advocacy group "-- protested outside headquarters last night in downtown washington. pepco workers are expected to vote today on a union contract. if a deal is not reached they could go on strike which is the first time since 1985. there is a proposed change to

employee health and welfare plans. we will have more on both decisions at night tonight at 5:00 on abc 7 news. if all soldier has been laid to rest in arlington national cemetery. jummy olabanji has more. >> sunny skies and silence led the horse-drawn casket to its final resting place 3 she was buried among the thousands who paid the ultimate sacrifice. her casket was draped in the stars and stripes. it is fitting for a young woman who put her love of country over herself. she died on september 5 when her helicopter crashed in afghanistan. she joined the army in 2003 and became a pilot in 2008. she -- it was one of the most dangerous positions available to women in the military today. dozens of her fellow comrades made the trip from fort bragg

sought -- north carolina to say goodbye. they say she loved her job. those same brothers and sisters are surrounding and supporting her husband who is also in the military. there was visible grief on his face as officers handed him the fly. flag. 3 rifle bullets were fired in honor of this fallen soldier and the band played "america the beautiful." ♪ ♪ true military honors for a true american hero whose family and friends say goodbye. ♪ [taps ♪] >> there is a group putting on

this eve and at quantico. veterans will meet with potential employers at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. amtrak service has been disrupted between wilmington and philadelphia. no word on when service will be restored. today on the campaign trail both presidential candidates are campaigning in the battleground state of ohio. president obama holds the lead over mitt romney by 10 points in the buckeye state. the president also has a lead in florida. they are scheduled to campaign in virginia tomorrow. president will be in virginia beach while mitt romney will be at a rally in springfield. there's a big fur step in getting the washington monument repaired. the national park service awarded the $9.5 million

contract to oversee repairs. >> i am really happy to announce that today we are again one step closer to getting this important landmark reopened to our visitors. >> the national park service closed the monument after last summer's earthquake caused significant damage. we started off today with a little bit of rain. we turn now to meteorologist jacqui jeras. it looks like you will have a good time. >> it is exciting to be here. the weather is absolutely beautiful. we started out cloudy and we will end the day the same way but in between, it is nice.

let's show you the satellite and radar picture. there is a stream of moisture moving in across the mid- atlantic. most of it is too far north and that's why we are seeing a clearing but more moisture will come into night. there are no major airport delays right now but there is wet weather in the ohio valley. we are well above average temperatures today, in the 80's with just an isolated showers or thundershower happening late today and a few of those could be strong. i am at cirque de soleil. this is the publicist for the show. if you have not seen the show, there is more time? >> yes we added an extra performance on october 2 at 8:00 p.m. there is plenty of time for

people to come down. >> so many people have come out to see the performances. how is this different than on -- and the other suit -- cirque de soleil shows? >> this is about the dilution of man. -- the evolution of man. it is a mix of acrobatics and video projections with music and acting and performing so something for everyone. >> we are back here with some of the customs that are incredible. we will speak with the performers coming up in one minute. i will try my hand myself in the ring. we will also have your seven best forecast coming up. >> can't wait to see that. andy williams has died. he was best known for his song "moon river." his voice led ronald reagan to

call him a national treasure. he passed away at his home in missouri after year-long battle with bladder cancer. he was 84 years old. coming up next, we will have an update on the western wildfires plus we will find out how

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>> the wildfire burning in rural san diego county is now 65% contained and a broken out sunday and has burned nearly 4.5 square miles and destroying 11 homes. the fire is threatening nearly a dozen homes and nearly 1000 firefighters are battling the blaze. tonight on abc 7 news, there is a new way to deal with the battlefield. it has to do with video games. service members can get ready for combat by virtual -- with virtual games that has the same intensity as real war scenarios. we go to quantico to give you a peek at new technology. that is to night on abc 7 news at 5:00. football fans are not the only ones upset about the nfl replacement referees.

betting operations in las vegas say it hurts their business. experts say gamblers don't like controversy and after the monday night call, they are afraid fans will pull back on their bedding. the n.f.l. issued a statement saying the packers should have won that game but refused to overturn the call. meteorologist jacqui jeras is back with more weather and her inside lurked -- inside look at cirque de soleil. >> we have moved over to where the practice area is. you saw a little bit of video earlier of the performers. how're you guys doing? tell us what you do during this performance? >> we to an aerial ring act. >> you guys are both generous. how is this different than being a competitive gymnast? >> in gymnastics, it is

competition. here, you go on stage every day and it is a pleasure and you have no judge. this is much better. >> adjust the audience, you guys will do a performance? i will give the weather forecast and we will see you do with performance. we'll talk about what a beautiful day it is right now. we've got 73 degrees at reagan national and 75 at dulles airport and 75 in manassas. we had clouds and rain early this morning and everything has moved up north. we expect to see more moisture moving back into the area as we go into the late evening and afternoon hours. there is a cold front to our north and that will stall out on top of us and that's why we will keep rain on and off all the way into the weekend. most of these days will be dry

but we will see an occasional shower or two. some of those trust could be strong or severe late today tonight, a 61-66 degrees and today is the warmest day of the week and we go down with the temperatures. we don't get better with more sunshine until we get into next week. we're down by the national harbors. i will step out of the way. this is an incredible display of strength. i was a gymnast myself and i know holding these positions is extremely challenging. to add the motion and the dimension they do is incredible. he's got to be dizzy. are you busy? i would be dizzy. help me out in a little bit. we will do a little something something at the end and see

what i can learn in five minutes. we will send it back to you and i will practice. >> you said your agenda so i cannot wait, to see. also coming up, anderson cooper joins us live to talk about what is ahead on "the anderson show."

>> there is a star-studded lineup this afternoon on anderson cooper. anderson cooper joins us live from new york with a preview. who are these mystery guests? >> it is a packed show. kelly pegler is my co-host. she just shaved her head for a friend of hers fighting cancer. kelsey grammar is on the program and i talked to him about his new family. also to reset from "the real house wives of new jersey."

the thing that really outrages me today on the show is that we do patent undercover investigation about how women pay more for everyday things like dry cleaning services and all these products in the store. they get charged more even of the product is the same. it is completely unfair and that will be in our undercover report. >> it sounds like it will be a great show. don't miss that show today at 3:00 right here on abc 7. the american university professor who create controversy when she breast fed in class will be on "katie"this afternoon. she breastfed her six toddler while teaching her students. also appearing on that show is the "modern family"stop sofia vergara. she has become one of the most successful and highest-paid actresses on tv and she will

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>> welcome back, i am jacqui jeras live at the national harbour at "totem." we are at 73 degrees so we will be warming up into the 80's this afternoon with a few showers and thundershowers later today. we will see cooler temperatures the rest of the week. we have a trek we want to do. -- trick we want to do. this is a mixed to lower deckduo. i have been practicing for 10 minutes. he will be on one and i will be on another and we will spend.

- spin. i'm getting really busy. --dizzy. and then i do a turn like this. there we go. >> that is awesome. >> i survived. >> you said you were a generous and you prove this. -- you said you were a gymnast and you proved it. >> the ring does all the work. jan will do the real work. he does some mazing work. wow. >> how many times a day does he

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